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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The lineup this year includes cartoonist, poets, literary agent and book editor, so there’s something for everyone! 🔗 Sign up via the link now. creativewriting.ubc.ca/news/visitin...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Join us at the first UBCScripted Zoom Happy Hour of the new school year. 🔗 Sign up now via the link to accelerate your screenwriting career! creativewriting.ubc.ca/ubcscripted-...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Join the FREE workshops during our Creative Writing Taster Month this September and experience firsthand the course material from our Fall 2026 continuing education courses! 🔗 Click link to sign up. linktr.ee/crwr.comms?u...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Congratulations to MFA alum U.M. Agoawike, whose debut novel, Black as Diamond, was recently published by Bindery Books! @nebulouswrites.com

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

MFA alum Trina Moyles’ memoir, “Black Bear: A Story of Siblinghood and Survival” is now available from Penguin Random House Canada. Learn more: www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/742032... @trinamoyles.bsky.social

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

UBC Creative Writing brings creative writers and climate experts together for a fun, generative workshop at the intersection of climate research and creative expression on February 23 at 12:00 pm on Zoom. RSVP for the meeting link. Learn more: creativewriting.ubc.ca/events/event...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Lecturer and MFA alum Mallory Tater’s second book of poetry, “Lockers Are for Bearcats Only” releases on February 15, 2026. The book is published by @palimpsestpress.bsky.social. Join Mallory at Iron Dog Books on February 26 at 7:00 pm to celebrate! RSVP at irondogbooks.com/events/42373...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Happening today! Join us at 12:00 pm in the Dodson Room, IKBLC. The School of Creative Writing is honoured to host poet and translator D.M. Bradford for a reading and conversation with poet and assistant professor Cecily Nicholson. More information: creativewriting.ubc.ca/events/event...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

We're hiring a Marketing and Communications Specialist for a one-year term position to support initiatives, programs and events within UBC's School of Creative Writing. Learn more: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcsta...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

We're honoured to host poet and translator D.M. Bradford for a reading and conversation with poet and assistant professor Cecily Nicholson. Join us on February 4 at 12 pm in the Dodson Room, IKBLC. Please RSVP: creativewriting.ubc.ca/events/event...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

We're pleased to announce that Assistant Professor Alex Marzano-Lesnevich is a 2026 recipient of a $50K USD Creative Capital Award for their forthcoming book Both and Neither. 🎉 Please join us in congratulating Alex! Learn more: creativewriting.ubc.ca/news/alex-ma... @alexmlwrites.bsky.social

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

UBC Creative Writing alum Michelle Frances Good, C.M. (MFA ’14) was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada on December 31, 2025. Please join us in congratulating Michelle for this important accomplishment! 💐 Learn more: creativewriting.ubc.ca/news/good-or...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

MFA alum Natalie Southworth’s collection of stories, “There's Always More to Say” is forthcoming in March 2026 from Linda Leith Publishing. Learn more: www.lindaleith.com/en/Pages/boo... @llpmtl.bsky.social

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Alex Marzano-Lesnevich for receiving a $40,000 USD Whiting Nonfiction Grant for Works-in-Progress for their book "Both and Neither." Learn more: creativewriting.ubc.ca/news/marzano... @alexmlwrites.bsky.social @whitingfoundation.bsky.social @arts.ubc.ca

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

MFA alum Mark Leiren-Young’s book, “Greener Than Thou: Surviving the Toxic Sludge of Canadian Eco-Politics” was recently published by Sutherland House Books. Learn more: sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/gree...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

🎉 If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to start that writing project you’ve been sitting on, consider this your nudge. We’re offering 25% off our continuing education courses for Black Friday (expires 02/12/25). 🎟 Use code CRWR25 Learn more: creativewriting.ubc.ca/continuing-e...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

A monthly movie gathering at UBC curated by Nalo Hopkinson & Whitney French shows its second film “Neptune Frost” on NOV 28 at 2 PM. 🎬🍿Free popcorn & drinks. All are welcome. 🗓 Friday, November 28 ⏰ 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm 📍Buchanan Tower, Room 225 🎟 Free RSVP at creativewriting.ubc.ca/events/event...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

We’re proud to announce our most recent cohort of MFA graduates! 🎓 🎉 To celebrate this significant accomplishment, we’ve compiled a special showcase to highlight the exceptional creative work produced by our graduates. 💐 View it here: creativewriting.ubc.ca/news/2025-fa...

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Montreal International Poetry Prize @montrealprize.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

2026 MONTREAL PRIZE JURY MEMBER SHERYDA WARRENER Sheryda Warrener is the author of the three poetry collections and was shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize 2023.  She is a lecturer in Creative Writing at UBC @ubccrwr.bsky.social. #poetry #poet #poem #poetrycommunity

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

We’re hosting an online information session for all prospective CRWR Minor and CRWR Major students. If you’re unable to attend, the event will be recorded and later posted to our webpage. 🗓 Monday, November 17 ⏰ 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm PT 📍Online (Zoom) 🎟 RSVP: creativewriting.ubc.ca/events/event...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

RSVP for our Faculty & Alumni Showcase! Zac Hug, Nancy Lee, Alex Marzano-Lesnevich & Cecily Nicholson join MFA grad Clara Kumagai to share the creative research behind recent work. 🗓 Wednesday, November 5 ⏰ 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm 📍Dodson Room, IKBLC 🎟 Free RSVP: creativewriting.ubc.ca/events/event...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

A monthly movie gathering at UBC curated by Nalo Hopkinson and Whitney French launches its first film “Slash/Back” on OCT 31 at 2 PM. 🎬🍿Free popcorn & drinks. All are welcome. 🗓 Friday, October 31 ⏰ 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm 📍Buchanan Tower, Room 225 🎟 Free RSVP: creativewriting.ubc.ca/events/event...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

✨ Last opportunity to register for our reading and celebration of Keith Maillard as he retires from the School of Creative Writing! ✨ Join us on OCT 16 at 5 pm on Zoom. RSVP by 10 am tomorrow to receive the meeting link (or RSVP today for bonus points!). RSVP: creativewriting.ubc.ca/events/event...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Come welcome Writer-In-Residence Joshua Whitehead at our reception in the Sty-Wet-Tan Great Hall at the First Nations Longhouse, where he’ll be in conversation with Billy-Ray Belcourt. 🗓 Monday, October 20 ⏰ 1:00 to 2:30 pm 📍 First Nations Longhouse 🎈 RSVP: creativewriting.ubc.ca/events/event...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Please join us for a reading and celebration of Keith Maillard as he retires from the School of Creative Writing. 🎉 Everyone is invited to attend this online event (Zoom). 🗓️ Thursday, October 16 ⏰ 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm 🎟️ RSVP for meeting link RSVP: creativewriting.ubc.ca/events/event...

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UBC Faculty of Arts @arts.ubc.ca · 27/09/2025

From the politicization of science to the global popularity of Korean media, Arts faculty members made headlines across several major outlets these past two months. 🔬 📰 Check out the August-September 2025 roundup of Arts in the Media ➡️ www.arts.ubc.ca/news/arts-in...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

We’re returning to @writersfest.bc.ca with our popular Night Class event! Night Class is an interactive workshop offering writing tips and prompts across various genres, from instructors at UBC’s renowned School of Creative Writing. 🎟️ Tickets at writersfest.bc.ca

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Join us for “The way a story comes back to retell itself”: Truth, Fiction, & Unraveling Form on SEPT 22, online. Catherine Lacey & Suzannah Showler will discuss how stories shift as they’re told & retold, & how to write about & beyond the self. Register: creativewriting.ubc.ca/events/event...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

We’re proud to share a collection of comics from Creative Writing students in our 2025 comics classes. 📓 🎉 Read the comics here: creativewriting.ubc.ca/news/student...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

We’d love to hear your input on our non-credit continuing education courses. Take our short survey to tell us what online courses to offer, your preferred format, and what you’d like to pay. 🔗Access the survey here: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_....

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Lecturer Tanya Kyi’s new children’s book, “Feeling Your Feelings” will be available on October 7. The book is published by Kids Can Press. Learn more about the book: www.kidscanpress.com/product/feel...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Associate Professor Sarah Leavitt’s book “Something, Not Nothing: A Story of Grief and Love” is a finalist for the 37th Annual Lambda Literary Awards in the LGBTQ+ Comics category. @lambdaliterary.org @sarahbleav.bsky.social

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Our popular novel outlining course starts on September 8. Register today to save your seat! Outlining is a crucial step in the novel writing process, one that fuels creativity & prepares the writer to stay on track & avoid common pitfalls. Learn more: creativewriting.ubc.ca/continuing-e...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

MFA alum Benjamin Wood’s novel “Seascraper” has made the Booker Prize 2025 longlist. “Seascraper” is Wood’s fifth novel. Learn more at thebookerprizes.com @thebookerprizes.com

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Carrie Jenkins @carriejenkins.net · 25/07/2025

I'm psyched to announce SSHRC funding for The Undisciplined Project 2025-2030!! My co-conspirators are Austen Osworth from @ubccrwr.bsky.social and Robin Roberts AKA weky.ca, plus a dream-come-true network of scholars from across UBC. The website is just ... [1/2] www.theundisciplinedproject.net

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Our online course taught by Zac Hug on Writing the Romantic Comedy starts this Monday. 💜 🎬 “This course helped reignite my love of writing and love of romcoms. Zac helped me learn all the different components to writing an outline.” - Christine Learn more: courses.cpe.ubc.ca/browse/ubcv/...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

MFA alum Heather Ramsay’s book, “A Room in the Forest” was recently published by Caitlin Press. Former Haida Gwaii reporter Heather Ramsay makes her fiction debut with a startling coming-of-age novel about challenging old beliefs and finding one’s place in the world. @caitlinpress.bsky.social

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Screenwriter and educator Zac Hug has mastered the art of writing the romantic comedy with over a dozen Hallmark holiday TV movies to his name. Now you can take a special course taught by Zac to get started on your own rom-com script. Learn more at creativewriting.ubc.ca/continuing-e....

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

BFA and MFA alum Fiona Revill’s essay “Circumpolar, or, a love letter to my Soviet Fiancé” was recently published in issue 62 of Harvard Review. “Circumpolar” is part of an epistolary chapbook developed by Fiona in Sheryda Warrener’s MFA poetry class at UBC. @fionarevill.bsky.social

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

We’re creating new online creative writing courses and would appreciate your input! Take our short survey to tell us what online courses to offer, your preferred format, and what you’d like to pay. Use the QR code on our post or here's the link: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

The UBC School of Creative Writing invites applications for a full-time Lecturer position in Writing for Screen, with a likely start date of September 1, 2025. Apply by July 15, 2025. Read the full job description: creativewriting.ubc.ca/about/job-op...

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

We recently celebrated the launch of this year’s New Shoots anthology! New Shoots is a creative writing mentorship program that sends UBC grad students into Vancouver high schools. A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to making this program a success!

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

MFA student Lauren Grant’s essay “Body Rubble” was recently published in GRIFFEL’s March 2025 issue. Lauren is also a graduate of our BFA program. GRIFFEL is an online magazine for literature, culture and social issues. You can read Lauren’s essay for free at www.griffel.no/article/body....

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

MFA alums Dora Prieto and Jess Goldman recently won $10K RBC Bronwen Wallace Awards from the Writers’ Trust of Canada. Prieto won the poetry prize for her poem “Loose Threads.” Goldman won the short fiction prize for their story “Tombstone of a Tsaddik.” Learn more at www.writerstrust.com.

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

We’re proud to announce our most recent cohort of MFA graduates! To celebrate this significant accomplishment, we’ve compiled a special showcase to highlight the exceptional creative work produced by our graduates. View it here: creativewriting.ubc.ca/news/2025-gr...

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Meet our most recent MFA grads - Creative Writing

UBC Creative Writing is thrilled to announce our most recent cohort of MFA graduates!

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

MFA ’17 alum Suzanne Kamata’s short story collection, “River of Dolls and Other Stories” was recently published by Penguin Books SEA. @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @shikokusue.bsky.social

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

MFA ’23 alum Léa Taranto’s YA novel, “A Drop in the Ocean” was recently published by Arsenal Pulp Press. Based on Taranto’s personal experience, "A Drop in the Ocean" is a gritty, humanizing portrait of living with mental illness. @leataranto.bsky.social @arsenalpulp.bsky.social

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

This spring, we’re celebrating the writing, reading & sharing of poetry. We asked some of our alumni, faculty & students to share a piece of their poetry with us. Find 10 thoughtful excerpts on our website to enjoy: creativewriting.ubc.ca/news/celebra.... Many thanks to all the participating poets!

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

MFA ’23 alum Page Getz’s novel, “A Town with Half the Lights On” was recently published by Sourcebooks. @sbkslibrary.bsky.social @vertigoradio.bsky.social

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